Easy (Saren/Evangeline)

One of Saren's eyebrows arched briefly and he was silent for a moment as he thought. There was only minimal debate in his mind before he responded. "There are always study rooms open on campus, but all of my materials are at my house," he said. "The study rooms are nice, but it's also nice to have a lot of books and information. Whichever you'd prefer."

Evangeline saw quite clearly how easy it would be to bring materials in a book bag, but she also saw that he wanted to be alone with her. She could have squealed with delight, but instead she just smiled. "The more information the better," she said. This was so amazing! She'd just known it would work out!

Saren finished the transaction and turned his full attention to her. "What's your name? Year, what you're wanting tutoring for, that kind of thing?" he asked. Oh he hoped she wasn't one of those interested in the goblin rebellions. His eyes skated over her face. If there weren't certain other characteristics screaming the opposite at her, he might have thought her very young.

Evangeline straightened, and her chin tipped up slightly. "My name is Evangeline Rush, I'm a Rutilus Freshman, and I'd like to learn more about the history of wizarding England. I'm half Irish, you see, and my mother spent most of her time teaching the history of Ireland because it was what she knew best." Was that enough? Was that good?

Saren nodded slowly. "I can do that, England is where most of my focus is, generally Dark Arts, that kind of thing, so I can help you out." There had been dark wizards in other countries, of course, but the ones in England seemed to be particularly nasty bits of work. "It's actually one of the main reasons I moved here. When are you free?"

"My last class of the day ends at three, and I only have Astronomy on Monday nights, so any time after three," Evangeline said. She was working at not being breathless, but her head was swimming a bit anyway. "You said your house. You don't live on campus?" That was something she didn't know about, but it explained why she hadn't seen him in the Rutilus Common Room.

Saren shook his head, "I moved out Sophomore year and started renting the place. Got the shop the year after." Thanks to a sizable loan he still cringed to think about. "I'm only taking a couple of classes this term and I close the shop at five. We could start tomorrow evening if you'd like." He could have said tonight, but there were a few things that he would need to do before letting someone in.

Tomorrow! Evangeline nodded, her hair bouncing with the motion. "Tomorrow is wonderful," she said. She couldn't even bemoan that it wasn't tonight because she was just so happy about tomorrow. "Where is your house?" she asked, hoping beyond hope that she wasn't imagining all this. She was going to his house! It would be just the two of them studying together, and maybe he'd even kiss her!

"On Billywig Boulevard, I'm number five," Saren said. He actually managed a smile at her enthusiasm. "It's a small place, but it serves its purpose." He liked it, even with its little rooms. It all fit him quite well, he thought. He also rarely had visitors, so this would be a nice change. "All you have to do is knock, I'll keep an eye out."

Evangeline nodded, eyes bright. She was too excited to say anything more, and so she picked up her purchase and gave Saren a smile she felt to her toes. She brushed a stray curl back from her face, then turned and headed for the door, grinning the moment her back was toward him. She felt like she was floating!